Adolf block



(No Model.)

A. BLOCK. MATCH LIGHTING DEVICE PoR GIGARS.

No. 405,765. Patented June 25, 1889.

ATTUHNEK N PETERS, Photn-uxhoguphnr, washingiin. n. CA

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOIJF BLOCK, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-LIGHTING DEVICE FOR CIGARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 405,765, dated June 25, 1889.

Application filed tSeptember 18, 1888. Serial No. 285,715. (No model.)

IVhen the cigar is to be lighted, the light To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLF BLOCK, of the ing device is removed from the draft-hole of 55 city, county, and State of New York, have inthe tip and the match pulled out from the vented a certain new and useful Improvesheath, which is held in the ngers of one 5 ment in Match-Lighting Devices for Cigars, hand while the match is taken hold of bythe of which the following is a specification. fingers of the other hand, the` quick fric- This invention relates to an improved tional contact of the head of the match with 6o cigar, which is combined with a cigar-lightthe inner friction-surface of the sheath C ing device that is located in the tip, so as to producing the ignition of the match, which is Io be convenient and handy for use whenever then used for lighting the cigar. The tube it is desired to light the cigar; and the inor sheath I) and the match d are then thrown vention consists of a cigar which is provided away. f 65 with alongitudinal draft-opening initstip and I am aware that cigars and cigarettes were with a lighting device inserted in said draftcombined with lighting devices heretofore,

I5 hole, said lighting' device being colnposed of and I do not claim this feature, broadly; but a tubular sheath provided with an interior I am not aware that before my invention a frictional surface and a match inserted into lighting device was inserted into the tip of 7o said sheath. the cigar, which has the advantages that in In the accompanying drawings, Figure l lighting the cigars no fumes have to be in- 2o represents a side elevation of a cigar with my haled, and that the lighting device is entirely improved lighting device inserted into the removed whenever the cigar is t-o be lighted, tip of the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical longiso that it can exert no injurious influence on 75 tudinal section of the cigar and lighting dethe smoker or deteriorate the flavor of the tovice, and Fig. 3 shows a detail side view and bacco.

2 5 a longitudinal section of the light-ing device Having thus described my invention,lclaim detached from the cigar. as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- Similar letters of reference indicate correl. A cigar having a longitudinal draft-hole 8o spending parts. in its tip and provided with a detachable Referring to the drawings, A represents a tube inserted in said hole, said tube having 3o cigar of any suitable size or shape, which is ou its interior a rough frictional surface, subprovided in its tip with a longitudinal draftstautially as described. hole o, that is produced in the tip in theusual 2. A cigar having a longitudinal draft-hele 85 well-known manner. Into the draft-hole o. is in its tip and' provided with a detachable inserted a detachable lighting device Il, which tube inserted in said hole, and a friction-match 3 5 is composed of a tubular sleeve or sheath Y), within said tube, said tube having en its inof paper or other suitable material, and of a teriorarough frictional surface, substantially match (l, inserted into the sleeve or sheath h. as described. 9o The sleeve Z) is provided at one portion ofits A match-lighter for a cigar, consisting of inner surface with a friction coating made of a tube of about the diameter of a match and 4o pulverized glass, sand, or other suitable maadapted for insertion in the draft-hole of a terial, or, preferably, with a frictioii-surface cigar-tip, said tube being provided 011 its informed of amorphous phosphorous, such asis terior with a rough frictional surface, sub- 95 used as a frictioii-surface for the well-known stantially as described.

Swedish or safety matches. The head of the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 45 match is located at that end of the sheath I) my invention. I have signed my name in presnot provided with the f rietion coating, while ence of two subscribing witnesses. the shank of the match extends at the opposite end of the same, as shown clearly in ADOLF BLOCK.

5o The lighting device B projects but slightly Vitnesses:

beyond the tip of the cigar, so as not to in- PAUL GOEPEL, terferc with the packing of the ci gars into the JOHN A. STRALEY. boxes. 

